I Love Kanji攻める (semeru)
攻める (せめる, semeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to attack; to assault”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- せめる
- Romaji
- semeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to attack; to assault; to assail · ichidan verb, transitive
- to challenge; to take on · ichidan verb, transitive
- to be bold; to be audacious; to be proactive · ichidan verb, intransitive · colloquial
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 攻める
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 攻める | せめる semeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 攻めます | せめます sememasu |
| Negative | 攻めない | せめない semenai |
| Polite negative | 攻めません | せめません sememasen |
| Past | 攻めた | せめた semeta |
| Polite past | 攻めました | せめました sememashita |
| Negative past | 攻めなかった | せめなかった semenakatta |
| Te-form | 攻めて | せめて semete |
| Potential | 攻められる | せめられる semerareru |
| Passive | 攻められる | せめられる semerareru |
| Causative | 攻めさせる | せめさせる semesaseru |
| Volitional | 攻めよう | せめよう semeyou |
| Imperative | 攻めろ | せめろ semero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 攻めれば | せめれば semereba |
Kanji in 攻める
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 攻める.
Source: JMdict entry 1279130 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.